Baseball at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games

Baseball
at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
VenueEstadio Olímpico Nacional
Dates11 — 23 February 1938
Competitors123 from 7 nations
Teams7
Medalists
gold medal  Cuba
silver medal  Panama
bronze medal  Nicaragua
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Baseball was contested at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama City, Panama. All of the games were played at the Estadio Olímpico Nacional (the modern Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena).

The tournament was played by seven national teams in a round robin format. Cuba finished first with a 5–1 record, winnning the gold medal. Hosts Panama finished second with a 6–2 record, winning the silver medal; and Nicaragua finished third with a 5–3 record, winning the bronze medal.[1][2]

Participating nations

A total of seven countries participated. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.[3]

  •  Cuba (18)
  •  El Salvador (16)
  •  Mexico (17)
  •  Nicaragua (18)
  •  Panama (18)
  •  Puerto Rico (18)
  •  Venezuela (18)

Venue

Panama City, Panama
Baseball at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games is located in Panama
Estadio Olímpico Nacional
Estadio Olímpico Nacional
Estadio Olímpico Nacional

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's baseball  Cuba
Enrique Aguirre
Juan José Decall
Mario Fajo
Carlos Fleites
Alberto Gómez
Natilla Jiménez
Agapito Mayor
Esteban Maciques
José Nápoles
Roberto Ortiz
Antonio Palencia
David Pérez
Segundo Rodríguez
Jorge Santacruz
Jorge Torres
Antonio Valdés
José Valdés
Remigio Vega 		 Panama
Carlos Álvarez
Osvaldo Applewhite
Vic Barnett
Simón Espinosa
Gil Garrido
Frank Hardley
Belfield Harris
Eduardo Jordán
Eduardo Lanuza
Roberto Lucas
José Lyons
Wilfred Lyons
Ulises Mahoney
Godwin Moore
Percy Parris
Roberto Pessoa
Eduardo Señales
Alfredo Tapia 		 Nicaragua
Allen Álvarez
Juan Emilio Álvarez
Herbert Carter
Jorge Cayasso
Stanley Cayasso
Alfredo García
Sam Garth
Carlos Lacayo
Rodolfo Marenco
José Ángel Meléndez
José Manuel Miranda
Carlos Navas
Cubert Newell
Alfonso Noguera
Jonathan Robinson
Julio Sandoval
Juan Manuel Vallecillo
Juan Williams

Group stage

The group stage featured a round robin format to determine the medal winners. Since Panama, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico tied in second place with a 4–2 record, a tie-breaker round between the three teams had to be played to define the second and third places.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  Cuba 6 5 1 26 14 +12 .833 —
2  Panama (H) 6 4 2 27 15 +12 .667 1
3  Nicaragua 6 4 2 19 20 −1 .667 1
4  Puerto Rico 6 4 2 21 13 +8 .667 1
5  Mexico 6 3 3 29 19 +10 .500 2
6  Venezuela 6 1 5 16 26 −10 .167 4
7  El Salvador 6 0 6 4 35 −31 .000 5
Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Results

11 February 1938
9:17 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  5 – 4  Mexico Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
11 February 1938
13:30 (UTC–5) 		Venezuela  4 – 5 (F/12)  Cuba Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
11 February 1938
16:15 (UTC–5) 		El Salvador  1 – 8  Puerto Rico Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
12 February 1938
10:00 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  9 – 0  Venezuela Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
13 February 1938
9:20 (UTC–5) 		Panama  6 – 0  El Salvador Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
13 February 1938
13:30 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  2 – 7  Cuba Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
13 February 1938
15:50 (UTC–5) 		Venezuela  3 – 6  Nicaragua Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
15 February 1938
9:30 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  3 – 1 (F/5)  Puerto Rico Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
15 February 1938
13:30 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  6 – 2  El Salvador Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
15 February 1938
15:55 (UTC–5) 		Panama  2 – 6  Cuba Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
16 February 1938
11:00 (UTC–5) 		Puerto Rico  1 – 4  Panama Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
17 February 1938
9:50 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  5 – 1  El Salvador Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
17 February 1938
13:30 (UTC–5) 		Panama  4 – 2  Venezuela Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
17 February 1938
15:50 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  2 – 3  Puerto Rico Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
19 February 1938
9:30 (UTC–5) 		Panama  9 – 0  Nicaragua Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
19 February 1938
13:40 (UTC–5) 		Puerto Rico  6 – 2  Cuba Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
19 February 1938
15:30 (UTC–5) 		Venezuela  6 – 0  El Salvador Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
20 February 1938
11:00 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  2 – 0  Nicaragua Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
20 February 1938
11:00 (UTC–5) 		Puerto Rico  2 – 1  Venezuela Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
21 February 1938
13:50 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  6 – 2  Panama Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
21 February 1938
16:10 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  4 – 0  El Salvador Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City

Tie-breaker

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  Panama (H) 8 6 2 47 20 +27 .750 —
2  Nicaragua 8 5 3 25 28 −3 .625 1
3  Puerto Rico 8 4 4 24 29 −5 .500 2
Source: Centro Caribe Sports
(H) Hosts

Results

22 February 1938
10:00 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  4 – 0  Puerto Rico Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
22 February 1938
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Panama  12 – 3  Puerto Rico Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City
23 February 1938
13:30 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  2 – 8  Panama Estadio Olímpico Nacional, Panama City

Final standings

Pos Team W L
 Cuba 5 1
 Panama 6 2
 Nicaragua 5 3
4  Puerto Rico 4 4
5  Mexico 3 3
6  Venezuela 1 5
7  El Salvador 0 6

Statistical leaders

Batting

Statistic Name Total
Batting average Panama Vic Barnett[a] .471
Hits Panama Carlos Álvarez
Nicaragua Juan Emilio Álvarez		 10
Runs Panama Carlos Álvarez 9
Home runs Panama Osvaldo Applewhite 2
Stolen bases Panama Osvaldo Applewhite 4

Pitching

Statistic Name Total
Wins Cuba Agapito Mayor 4
Losses Venezuela Natividad Sanoja 2
Innings pitched Nicaragua José Ángel Meléndez 29.0
Earned runs allowed Cuba Agapito Mayor 0.00
Strikeouts Nicaragua José Ángel Meléndez 20

Notes

  1. ^ Barnett was recognized as the tournament's "best batter." Four other players recorded higher averages, though none of them recorded more than six plate appearances (compared to Barnett's 17).

All-tournament team

Agapito Mayor was named best pitcher of the tournament
Position Player
P Cuba Agapito Mayor
C Venezuela Gonzalo Flores
1B Cuba José Nápoles
2B Panama Godwin Moore
3B Venezuela Atilano Malpica
SS Cuba Antonio Palencia
LF El Salvador Julio Ponce
Venezuela Carlos Velásquez
CF Venezuela Héctor Benítez
RF El Salvador Carlos Méndez

References

  1. ^ Junta Nacional Panameña de los IV Juegos Deportivos Centro Americanos y del Caribe. "IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Panamá 1938" (PDF). Centro Caribe Sports (in Spanish). p. 131. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ Junta Nacional Panameña de los IV Juegos Deportivos Centro Americanos y del Caribe, p. 132